Independiente left La Plata with a 2-0 win over Estudiantes, thanks to two goals in the final quarter of an hour. The visitors were clinical when it mattered, punishing a home side that dominated possession but couldn't find the net.
The deadlock was broken in the 76th minute when Gabriel Ávalos turned in a pass from Santiago Montiel to make it 0-1. Montiel then doubled the lead six minutes later with a strike of his own, putting the game beyond reach for Estudiantes. The home side had two players booked — Tiago Tomás Palacios and Leonardo Godoy — but no cards for Independiente.
Estudiantes had 60% possession and created four big chances, but missed every single one — statistics backed by their expected goals of 1.87 compared to Independiente's 1.34. Independiente, with only 40% of the ball and three big chances, scored two of them, and goalkeeper saves were level at three each. The visitors were ruthlessly efficient.
